Shloka 27
Adhyaya 18 — Arjuna Declines the Throne; Garga Directs Him to Dattatreya; The Gods Defeat the Daityas through Dattatreya’s Vision and the Movement of Lakshmi
तद्वधे कुरु बुद्धिं त्वं परित्राणाय नोऽनघ ।
त्वत्प्रसादादभीप्सामः पुनः प्राप्तं त्रिविष्टपम् ॥
tadvadhe kuru buddhiṃ tvaṃ paritrāṇāya no 'nagha |
tvatprasādād abhīpsāmaḥ punaḥ prāptaṃ triviṣṭapam ||
“അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ നിഷ്പാപനേ! ഞങ്ങളുടെ രക്ഷയ്ക്കായി അവരുടെ നാശത്തിൽ മനസ്സുറപ്പിക്കണമേ. നിങ്ങളുടെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ഞങ്ങൾ വീണ്ടും ത്രിവിഷ്ടപം (സ്വർഗ്ഗം) പ്രാപിക്കുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു.”
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FAQs
The devas explicitly ground their request in protection and restoration of rightful order. ‘Buddhi’ here is the dharmic resolve: action should be guided by clear intention, not vengeance.
Narrative material supporting the Purāṇic purpose of illustrating dharma and cosmic administration; closest to manvantara/vaṃśānucarita-style episodes rather than creation doctrines.
Regaining ‘Triviṣṭapa’ can be read as re-establishing a higher, sattvic state of consciousness. The appeal to ‘prasāda’ indicates that ascent is stabilized by grace born of surrender and alignment.